SUS, an intensely powerful and socially charged film, is coming to The Albany for a special screening.
The film, showing at the Urban Screen film club next Wednesday at 7pm, "looks institutional racism dead in the face".
It is tipped for awards on the back of glowing reviews after its premiere at the East End film festival.
Named after the "stop and search" laws which ended in the 1980s after race riots, SUS follows a black suspect in the hands of violent and racist police officers.
Set on the eve of the 1979 general election that saw Margaret Thatcher into number 10, the film has been noted for its relevance today. Controversial stop and search laws were re-established under the Terrorist Act of 2000 and more recently David Cameron announced plans to return the SUS laws if elected.
This is the backdrop to further discussion as the cast, writer Barrie Keeffee (who also wrote The Long Good Friday) and local political figures are set to attend for an after screening debate.
Urban Screen: SUS. The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford. May 19. 7pm. Tickets can be booked in advance for £8 at thealbany.org.uk/whatson or by calling 0208 692 4446.
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